Mt Oxford
My first trip ever that I led for the CTC was to Mt Oxford. This was my third trip leading up there. We started off at Coopers Creek carpark, from where we tackled the usual…
Mt Oxford
Mt Oxford to Ryde Falls
I decided to put a trip up on Thursday. The weather forecast for the weekend wasn’t great, so it was a big surprise when another 15 trampers signed up. We started off at Cooper’s Creek….
CTC tramp to Mt Richardson with Mr 1-year-old
This was my first CTC tramp with my kiddo! Classic Mt Richardson Loop, a trip led by Mike Newlove. I decided to take my own car which was a pretty reasonable thing to do with a…
Mt Oxford Circuit via Ryde Falls
It was windy everywhere else – oh well, let’s do Mt Oxford! Harish was keen so we drove to View Hill car park from where we set off. I actually find this way to Mt Oxford a wee bit nicer than from Coopers Creek.
Mt Oxford loop via Ashley Saddle: my first tramp with the CTC as a leader
This was my first trip as a leader of the Christchurch Tramping Club. I scheduled the trip for Friday 15th November which was a public holiday. Until Thursday night it was only me and a couple of prospective members on the list which I thought would be fun. Then unexpected happened: all 3 multi-day trips that were planned for the long weekend were canceled due to a bad weather on Saturday.